Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The New Normal - Dysfunctional

The New NormalThe Weekly Standard (blog)Dysfunctional, the much used adjective to describe our political class, generally taken to mean deviating from norms of behavior, is a poorly chosen adjective. The president and the Congress have shown no sign of deviating at all from some norm—this ...The Weekly Standard (blog)

Fiscal crisis is the new normal in WashingtonMiamiHerald.com (registration)Their last-minute deal Monday to avoid the fiscal cliff largely kicked the nation's pressing budget problem to the next crisis, days or weeks down the road. The bargain did not help stabilize Medicare or Social Security, or make it easier to plan ...MiamiHerald.com (registration)